4 oz per hour?

[luvdove 3]

I had my gastric sleeve surgery on 4/13, and it's been going great. Healing fast, no pain, no problem with gas or keeping down liquids. Going to the doc tomorrow for my two week appointment and will ask this then, but ...

I don't feel like my stomach is small enough, if that makes sense. It's supposed to be around 4 oz, right? And liquids are supposed to be difficult to get down, and only a few sips, like 4 oz., is supposed to fill you up.

Well, I am not having ANY problems with liquids, or getting down more than 4 oz. at a time. Have I messed something up here? Do you think I could have stretched my stomach already by drinking too much?

I'm hoping I'm just a quick healer with a strong constitution...

[jjcorley 13]

Good question. I am the same way.

[luvdove 3]

Well, at least I don't feel alone!

I will post on what my doc says about it tomorrow.

[jjcorley 13]

Please do. I was sleeved on the 10th.

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

Liquids go right through you. They also tend to be laden with carbs. You should not expect early on to be retaining food as if you were having dense Protein foods.

It's very possible to beat the sleeve in the very way you described.. it's up to you to moderate yourself.

[Berry78 4,259]

It is normal for Clear Liquids to go through pretty fast.

[JenSev 57]

I am experiencing the same thing. I am one week out and I can get at least 64oz of Water and my full liquids, no problem. I was concerned at first but I hear it is normal and that solids will be different.

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[luvdove 3]

So my doc says this is no problem in moderation. Everyone is not the same, and some people have problems getting the Water down and others don't.

Thank you all for your feedback!

[vpinkham2boys 0]

I have to be honest here; just this week I was afraid of the same thing. My surgery date was 4/10. Two weeks of liquids and I was shooting them down like a pro. I started on pureed foods late last week. And it was going better than expected. I started wondering - is my pouch working? Is it small enough? Then on Monday, while taking my morning meds, I chewed and swallowed my Multivitamin too quickly. And what did I do? Yep, threw up.

Lesson learned. Pouch is small enough and working just fine.

Just remember even though our incisions are almost healed, our stomachs are still healing from surgery. I think we should expect some variations in our eating/drinking abilities until they are completely healed.

Hope all is well and Good luck!